The Lynx Web Browser Quiz

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When was the Lynx web browser first developed?

  • 1992 (correct)
  • 1993
  • 1991
  • 1990

What was the original purpose of Lynx?

  • To distribute campus information (correct)
  • To browse the Gopher space
  • To support communication protocols
  • To browse the internet

Which of the following protocols is not supported by Lynx?

  • SMTP (correct)
  • HTTPS
  • Gopher
  • HTTP

Who was one of the developers of Lynx?

<p>Lou Montulli (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the support of communication protocols in Lynx implemented using a version of libwww?

<p>2007 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does web browsing history refer to?

<p>The list of web pages a user has visited (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is browsing history usually stored locally by web browsers?

<p>To provide the user with a history list to go back to previously visited pages (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does private browsing mode in web browsers do?

<p>Does not record browsing history (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can locally stored browsing history facilitate?

<p>Rediscovering lost previously visited web pages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the retention span of browsing history vary per?

<p>Internet (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Web browsing history refers to the list of web pages a user has visited, as well as associated ______ such as page title and time of visit.

<p>metadata</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is usually stored locally by web browsers in order to provide the user with a ______ list to go back to previously visited pages.

<p>history</p> Signup and view all the answers

All major browsers have a private browsing mode in which browsing history is not ______.

<p>recorded</p> Signup and view all the answers

Locally stored browsing history can ______ rediscovering lost previously visited web pages of which one only has a vague memory in mind.

<p>facilitate</p> Signup and view all the answers

Browsers also utilize it to enable autocompletion in their address bar for quicker and more convenient navigation to frequently visited ______.

<p>pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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